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ἄξιος

First/Second declension Adjective; Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἄξιος ἀξίᾱ ἄξιον

Structure: ἀξι (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)/gw IV, and so properly weighing as much.

Sense

  1. counterbalancing, weighing as much as, of like value
  2. worthy, fit

Declension

First/Second declension
Masculine Feminine Neuter
SingularNominative ά̓ξιος ἀξίᾱ ά̓ξιον
Genitive ἀξίου ἀξίᾱς ἀξίου
Dative ἀξίῳ ἀξίᾱͅ ἀξίῳ
Accusative ά̓ξιον ἀξίᾱν ά̓ξιον
Vocative ά̓ξιε ἀξίᾱ ά̓ξιον
DualN/A/V ἀξίω ἀξίᾱ ἀξίω
G/D ἀξίοιν ἀξίαιν ἀξίοιν
PluralNominative ά̓ξιοι ἀξίαι ά̓ξια
Genitive ἀξίων ἀξιῶν ἀξίων
Dative ἀξίοις ἀξίαις ἀξίοις
Accusative ἀξίους ἀξίᾱς ά̓ξια
Vocative ά̓ξιοι ἀξίαι ά̓ξια
Positive Comparative Superlative
Adjective ά̓ξιος ἀξίου ἀξιότερος ἀξιοτέρου ἀξιότατος ἀξιοτάτου
Adverb ἀξίως ἀξιότερον ἀξιότατα

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • ἵνα ἀξίαν ἀποικίαν δέξηται Θεοῦ παίδων ἡ παρὰ σοὶ πασῶν τιμιωτάτη γῆ. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 12:7)
  • οἱ δὲ παιγνίοισ ἐπιτιμήσεωσ μὴ νουθετηθέντεσ ἀξίαν Θεοῦ κρίσιν πειράσουσιν. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 12:26)
  • τέκνον, ἐν πραΰτητι δόξασον τὴν ψυχήν σου καὶ δὸσ αὐτῇ τιμὴν κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν αὐτῆσ. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 10:27)
  • πίκρανον κλαυθμὸν καὶ θέρμανον κοπετὸν καὶ ποίησον τὸ πένθοσ κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν αὐτοῦ ἡμέραν μίαν καὶ δύο χάριν διαβολῆσ καὶ παρακλήθητι λύπησ ἕνεκα. (Septuagint, Liber Sirach 38:17)
  • δικαιοσύνη δ’ ἐστὶν ἀρετὴ ψυχῆσ διανεμητικὴ τοῦ κατ’ ἀξίαν. (Aristotle, Virtues and Vices 9:4)

Synonyms

  1. worthy

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